Chapter 103:
The cameras don't blink.
Neither does Ellis.
"I signed a report that said Harold Vance died in an accident. It wasn't an accident. He was murdered. And I've been carrying that for sixteen years." His voice doesn't shake. "I'm not here to ask for forgiveness. I'm here to tell the truth. And then I'm going to walk into that courthouse and resign my badge."
The crowd goes quiet.
"Sheriff Carter." Dana's voice. "Are you saying Victor Salazar ordered the murder of Harold Vance?"
"I'm saying Victor Salazar threatened Harold Vance and his sons in a letter dated October 2007. I'm saying Harold Vance was dead six months later. And I'm saying I signed the report that made it look like an accident." Ellis looks at the cameras. "I'm saying I'm a witness."
The crowd erupts.
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